Senior Manager/Deputy General Manager - API Costing - Pharma

Role Overview:

Need a qualified CMA with 10+ years of costing exposure, with recent API Costing experience within a Pharma or chemical organization.

1. Product Costing & Analysis:

• Perform API actual costing, including detailed trend and variance analysis.
• Compute and validate COGS (Cost of Goods Sold) and communicate insights to stakeholders such as Business Development and Marketing teams.

2. Budgeting & Financial Planning:

• Manage budget preparation.
• Perform variance analysis and provide actionable insights for cost optimization.

3. Regulatory & Compliance Reporting:

• Handle CAS-4 / PLI working, including submission of raw material cost break-ups (local vs. imported) as per government regulations on a quarterly basis.

4. Inventory Management & Valuation:

• Perform monthly and quarterly inventory categorization and valuation.
• Evaluate inventory across Plant, C&F locations, and In-transit stock.

5. Cost Audit & Financial Reporting:

• Support cost audit activities and cost sheets and profit reconciliation statements.
• Compile annexures and schedules for cost audit compliance.

6. Automation & Process Improvement (RPA):

• Work with consultants on RPA (Robotic Process Automation) initiatives across systems such as Anaplan, Power BI, and SAP BW.
• Draft and document Business Requirement Documents (BRDs) for automation projects.
• Identify opportunities for process optimization and digital transformation.